This ark encounter nonsense doesn't sadden me more than pisses me off, and for a simple reason:

They use the gas provided by geology, and the metals and minerals provided by modern geology, to build their monument to human ignorance. These materials were gotten by geologic models which predicted where to find them and located them, something not possible in their flood geology. They then spit in the face of the hardworking geologists who got them their materials.

Unreal. You would think this sort of thinking were rare. Unfortunately I run into it every day. Living in the south sucks for that. I'm surrounded by fools who think this fable is true and that Adam and Eve were real. There is literally nothing that will convince them that none of it can be true. I've invited a few of them here but shockingly they don't actually want to confront their beliefs. Much easier to ask stupid questions they don't actually want answers to.

"Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives, and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of their time." “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ~~Voltaire

They use the gas provided by geology, and the metals and minerals provided by modern geology, to build their monument to human ignorance. These materials were gotten by geologic models which predicted where to find them and located them, something not possible in their flood geology. They then spit in the face of the hardworking geologists who got them their materials.

Makes me sick.

There is a geologic model which is useful in predicting mineral deposits? What is this model called?

“..the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.” Tolstoy

thenexttodie wrote:There is a geologic model which is useful in predicting mineral deposits? What is this model called?

I'm not too familair with mineral models as oil models. But it's the same principal. There are several different models used actually, depending on the situration, in the oil industry. One is called the Time-Temperature Index. By using data from a basin to determine temperature, and determining the age of said rocks, they can determine where oil should be found, and do so with a high success rate. Likewise, they can successfully predict where hydrocarbons were exposed to too much/little time (or heat).

"Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives, and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of their time." “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ~~Voltaire

itsdemtitans wrote:Aronra just posted this excellent video detailing a few of his arguments with people at the protest, and then he actually toured the thing and pointed out to his guide how wrong so much stuff was.

I saw that. A lot of interesting things said.

"Beer, the cause of - and solution to - all of lifes problems" Homer Simpson

My favorite moment on that video was Aron telling Eric that apes don't have tails and that he should learn taxonomy.

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." Charles Darwin

I've seen a ton of these "debates/exhibits" which address the typical reasons why the flood is impossible but I've never seen an apologetic concerning why plants are segregated by location as well. It seems the focus is always on animals which do have some locomotion but with plants this isn't possible. Yet we don't see similar vegetation in similar climates around the world. Is there anywhere someone can lead me to address this simple yet damning point?

"Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives, and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of their time." “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ~~Voltaire

"Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives, and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of their time." “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ~~Voltaire

Collecemall wrote:I've seen a ton of these "debates/exhibits" which address the typical reasons why the flood is impossible but I've never seen an apologetic concerning why plants are segregated by location as well. It seems the focus is always on animals which do have some locomotion but with plants this isn't possible. Yet we don't see similar vegetation in similar climates around the world. Is there anywhere someone can lead me to address this simple yet damning point?

We do see similar vegetation in similar climates around the world.

Don't let the fact that you might not be able to find "corn on the cob" or maple syrup in Amsterdam confuse you.

“..the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.” Tolstoy

Collecemall wrote:I've seen a ton of these "debates/exhibits" which address the typical reasons why the flood is impossible but I've never seen an apologetic concerning why plants are segregated by location as well. It seems the focus is always on animals which do have some locomotion but with plants this isn't possible. Yet we don't see similar vegetation in similar climates around the world. Is there anywhere someone can lead me to address this simple yet damning point?

We do see similar vegetation in similar climates around the world.

Don't let the fact that you might not be able to find "corn on the cob" or maple syrup in Amsterdam confuse you.

Be gone troll.

"Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives, and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of their time." “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ~~Voltaire